"O mosquito do cocô do cavalo do bandido"

English translation: I feel lower than a snake's belly

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Portuguese term or phrase:"O mosquito do cocô do cavalo do bandido"
English translation:I feel lower than a snake's belly
Entered by: Veronikka (X)

12:00 Jan 25, 2008
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Portuguese term or phrase: "O mosquito do cocô do cavalo do bandido"
O motivo principal baseou-se no fato do marido sempre fazer a esposa se sentir desvalorizada, enfatizando sempre o fato dela ser mais velha do que ele, de ter um filho do primeiro casamento, etc. E antes do trágico fim, ela costumava dizer "me sinto O MOSQUITO DO COCÔ DO CAVALO DO BANDIDO".

Que expressão em inglês poderia ter o mesmo significado?

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Veronikka (X)
I feel lower than a snake's belly
Explanation:
My suggestion.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-25 14:24:51 GMT)
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This is a very common way of expressing this in English.
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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 16:21
Grading comment
thanks, Amy. Very good indeed.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1I feel lower than a snake's belly
Amy Duncan (X)
4feeling like the dung from the bandit's horse
Miguel Cabelo
4I have reached rock bottom/I am at the lowesst point of my life.
Marlene Curtis
4I feel worthless/lower than dirt/like a pile of crap
Elvira Alves Barry
4I feel as worthless as the shit on the sole of his shoe.
alibo (X)


  

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feeling like the dung from the bandit's horse


Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-01-25 12:07:29 GMT)
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No es literal pero creo que es ese el sentido....http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/38/messages/1757.ht...

Miguel Cabelo
Local time: 21:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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I have reached rock bottom/I am at the lowesst point of my life.


Explanation:
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My suggestions.

New here and feeling at my lowestNew here and feeling at my lowest. emoticon:. Emoticon. message #: ... I am at the lowest point of my life. Most of it is due to finances, I'm scared to ...
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 15:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 254
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I feel worthless/lower than dirt/like a pile of crap


Explanation:
Suggestions.

Hope the last one is not offensive, I tried to clean it up :)

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 20:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I feel lower than a snake's belly


Explanation:
My suggestion.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-25 14:24:51 GMT)
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This is a very common way of expressing this in English.

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 16:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 166
Grading comment
thanks, Amy. Very good indeed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Humberto Ribas
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Humberto!
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\"O mosquito do cocô do cavalo do bandido\"
I feel as worthless as the shit on the sole of his shoe.


Explanation:
Illustration of how unworthy her husband makes her feel.

alibo (X)
Local time: 15:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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